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==2006 Senate Campaign==
==2006 Senate Campaign==
Casey was drafted to run for the Senate by DSCC Chairman [[Chuck Schumer]] and [[Senate]] Minority Leader [[Harry Reid]]. He easily won the Democratic primary with 85% of the vote. Then Casey defeated incumbent Republican Senator Rick Santorum with 59% of the vote in the general election.
Casey was drafted to run for the Senate by DSCC Chairman [[Chuck Schumer]] and [[Senate]] Minority Leader [[Harry Reid]]. He easily won the Democratic primary with 85% of the vote. Then Casey defeated incumbent Republican Senator Rick Santorum with 59% of the vote in the general election.
==Political views==
Bob Casey is generally known to be a [[conservative Democrat]]. Like his father, he is strongly [[pro-life]]. Casey's election gives Pennsylvania the distinction of being represented in the Senate by a pro-life Democrat and a pro-choice Republican ([[Arlen Specter]]); each holds the position opposite to what is common for their respective national parties. This shows that the Pennsylvania electorate prefers political moderates. However, Casey agrees with liberals on immigration. He supports the Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Reform Act of 2007 (S. 1348), a bill voted down in the 110th United States Congress, which could have provided a path to legal citizenship for [[illegal alien]]s currently residing in the [[United States]]".
==External Links==
==External Links==
*[http://www.bobcasey.com/ Official Website]
*[http://www.bobcasey.com/ Official Website]